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Tesfa is x years old his father is 4 times as old as tesfa his mother is 7 years younger than his father If their ages add up to 101 years, how is tesfa?​

User Xieranmaya
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Answer:

tesfa=12yo

Explanation:

father=48

mother=41

tesfa=12

48+41+12=101

User Constantine Gladky
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Explanation:

his father's age= 4x

his mother's age= 4x- 7

his age= x

x+4x+4x-7=101

x+ 4x+ 4x= 101+ 7

9x= 108


(9x)/(9)=
(108)/(9)

x= 12

Tesfa is 12 years old

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